According to East Net and other Hong Kong media reports on August 5, a murder case occurred in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, in the early hours of July 26. A 32-year-old male businessman surnamed Yang was suspected of having a conflict with his neighbor at a table during his time at a bar. He was surrounded and beaten until he sustained serious head injuries and was sent to the hospital for treatment, but died without treatment on July 31. There are reports that Hong Kong police arrested four Hong Kong men on August 4 in West Kowloon and Ngau Tau Kok districts, suspected of “murder”, with a total of 16 arrests so far.
According to the Hong Kong Star Island headlines network, the male victim of this case, who works in the beauty industry, attended a male friend‘s birthday party on July 25th at a bar on Kimmalun Road. In the early hours of the morning of July 26th, the victim had an argument with a customer at the next table with a mafia background. He was surrounded and beaten, resulting in severe head injuries and a coma. He died after being hospitalized for 6 days.
Earlier, the Hong Kong Police arrested 9 men and 3 women aged between 24 and 52 in this case. Eight of them were charged with “murder” and “assistence to a criminal” respectively. The case has been brought before the Kowloon City Law Courts. The remaining arrested persons have been granted bail pending investigation and must report to the Police in late August.